Australia vs Barbados: Women have full legal rights to decide where to live

Australia
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Barbados
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Australia rank
1st
Barbados rank
1st

Women have full legal rights to decide where to live over time

  • Australia
  • Barbados
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Barbados, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).

Across all 54 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 1st and Barbados ranks 1st of 188 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Barbados Difference Ahead
1970s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)
1980s 0.8 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.2 (1=yes; 0=no) Barbados
1990s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)
2000s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)
2010s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)
2020s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0 (1=yes; 0=no)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women have full legal rights to decide where to live, Australia or Barbados?
Australia, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in women have full legal rights to decide where to live between Australia and Barbados?
0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Barbados?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Australia and Barbados rank globally for women have full legal rights to decide where to live?
Australia ranks 1st and Barbados ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women have full legal rights to decide where to live. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Australia vs Barbados: Women have full legal rights to decide where to live. Statizoid, drawing on Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/women-choose-where-to-live-same-way-as-men/australia/barbados/

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Indicator
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live
Unit
(1=yes; 0=no)
Source
Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

The law does not restrict women’s choice of residence or give husbands more power in deciding where the family lives.